Ham Talk Live! Episode 138 - Ducie Island DXpedition VP6D LIVE

Finally worked them this afternoon on 18.069.

 

Is FT8 a function of Ham Radio? Looks like I could set up my computer to talk to your computer and go fishing. Oh well, something for everyone and it keeps them off SSB.

 

This is good stuff - got them in the log and confirmed on 40M and FT8 in fox and hound mode!!

 

Just remember, in these days of poor prop, if you do not hear them WELL, they will NOT hear YOU in the pileup.

Also, prop has been kinda weird. Loud on 10M at 2300 in southern US, nothing in NE and W7. BUT 12m and 10M ARE not DEAD.

 

I had to work them again. Not in log. I hope that gets straightened out. FT8.

 

Go to: www.vp6d.com, and scroll down a little and you should see 4 "Options" - Click the Third one over (QSL Information). Scroll almost to the bottom of this page, and there is further info regarding Missing and/or Busted Calls! Hope this may help? Regards, Carl de NØCEL

 

Why are they not listening above 7.025 for CW for the General and Advanced class Operators ?

 

Nice DX expedition, excellent Job , 48 hour on the air, worked 160 to 12 meters , wait conditions to 10 and maybe 6 meters, best 73 PY2KNK

 

mny tnx to the team for new one on 30m - amazing ops
take care and GL

73 de oe9tzv, tom

 

Good signals almost everyday on 17/20/40 m SSB but... rather hard to get through the US wall during our evening on 17/20 m... EU only request comes too late when our windows is almost closed in Western Europe. Strongest signals were on 40 m at our sun rise until 2h later.
Thanks a lot for this outstanding operation.
73 de F1RAF Nicolas

 

Saw them pass 50,000 QSO's today and few times log over 40 qso's in one minute with four-five stations going. That some rate. CW team is really humming full time and SSB is picking up the pace as well and showing of RTTY plus new FT8 doing five streams of QSO's on the even 00 and 30 time slot now working well.
Looks like weather break and maybe get dried out today. Safe travel guys, really well done.
Used my Flex 6600 in remote for all band and mode contracts. Love to watch the pipeups.

 

Great Team of Ops! Huge signals on 15 Phone & CW at around SS WI time. Very enjoyable to work. Long Live DX!

 

A very well organized DXped, with a varierty for all crowds, SSB, CW, HF Digital modes,
extremely excited to have worked them VP6D/MM 40m CW on approach to Ducie island
and able to score contacts 10, 12, 17m CW 15 and 20m I would hope to get
best 73 and thank you to ALL persons that made this DXped happen for all of us,

 

In the logbook! 15 Meters
Thank you!!

 

Yes hats off to the Team I have worked 3 bands and 3 modes hoping for More thanks team VP6D